When something is objectively and at times deliberately uncomfortable, dark, repulsive or problematic, but you find its unpleasantness exciting or comforting because of your own subjective experiences, nostalgia or trauma.
Everybody's good icks are subjective, and what can be a good ick for someone can be a trigger for others. It's your own sweet spot where your sense of discomfort and sense of comfort meet in a pleasurable way. More broadly, it can refer to anything that is outwardly (publicly) bad and condemned but is inwardly (privately/personally) good and enjoyable.
Everybody's good icks are subjective, and what can be a good ick for someone can be a trigger for others. It's your own sweet spot where your sense of discomfort and sense of comfort meet in a pleasurable way. More broadly, it can refer to anything that is outwardly (publicly) bad and condemned but is inwardly (privately/personally) good and enjoyable.
"I rewatch Don't Hug Me I'm Scared whenever I need my good ick fix"
"My go-to for the good ick is problematic Yaoi, or this one porno that's fucked up but I've watched it so many times it's like an old friend"
"Dude, I read this dead dove fic that gave me such good ick the other day.
Omg, dead dove is the wrong kind of ick for me but Wuthering Heights gives me enough good ick to keep me happy."
"My go-to for the good ick is problematic Yaoi, or this one porno that's fucked up but I've watched it so many times it's like an old friend"
"Dude, I read this dead dove fic that gave me such good ick the other day.
Omg, dead dove is the wrong kind of ick for me but Wuthering Heights gives me enough good ick to keep me happy."
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Get the Icks mug.A phenomenon overwhelmingly experienced by women where they are suddenly turned off. More often than not it is used by women who believe life is a romantic movie where they are the prize that deserves (and will find) an absolutely perfect person for them who they do not have to compromise with whatsoever as real relationships are built upon. In these cases it is usually some very small thing they dislike causing them to end the relationship.
Can also be used in cases of major incompatibilities by people who aren't delusional, but not as frequent. Most people do not use this phrase to describe their incompatibilities unless given good reason, as using this phrase in general is a bit gross and has been further ruined by some of the formerly mentioned people.
Can also be used in cases of major incompatibilities by people who aren't delusional, but not as frequent. Most people do not use this phrase to describe their incompatibilities unless given good reason, as using this phrase in general is a bit gross and has been further ruined by some of the formerly mentioned people.
"I stopped seeing that guy because I found out he likes slightly different music than me, it gave me the ick."
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